Talking To Teachers

Q&A interviews with our teachers

What is it really like teaching English in China?

It’s a big step to pack up and move to China to teach English and so it’s useful to hear some stories from teachers currently living in China. In this series of interviews we provide you with more details about the lives of real English teachers in China. They share their experiences about life inside and outside the classroom, their first impressions of China, a typical day teaching English at their schools, resources available, favourite classes and some of the adventures they have had in China so far.

Darren Ralphs

Shane English - Shanghai

“I’ll say the best thing about Shanghai is that it’s more of a mix of old meeting new than I thought it would be.”

Jayton

Melissa

Shane English Wuxi

Also making sure you are able to easily contact and communicate with your recruiter at any time, about concerns and advice you might need goes a long way in easing your mind, so find someone who is interested in your wellbeing and not just trying to “make a sale”.

John

Ivy International Prep School, Weihai

I’ve been living in China for more than 5 years now so I’d say that I’m fairly accustomed to the strangeness that goes on…Both of them ended up spending the next couple of hours showing me around the West Lake area, taking me to buy clothes and then…